School Profile
Statesville Christian School
School Overview
Statesville Christian School is a mid-size private K-12 Christian school located in Statesville, North Carolina. The school is an inter-denominational college preparatory Christian school. SCS was founded in 1994 and is a board governed 501(c)(3) educational institution incorporating the Policy Governance© model of governance. Statesville Christian has been a covenant or believer’s school from its inception. The school champions a partnership between the home, the school, and the church to form the foundation and future of our unique school culture. Parents make intentional investments in the education of their children to provide them with both the North Star (our Lord) and a compass (His Word) for the education of the whole person – for training in the proper government of mind, heart, body, and soul. Statesville Christian aspires to raise up authentic Christian leaders who will engage the culture, the nation, and the world with the mind and heart of our Savior.
School History
The establishment of our school began in May, 1994 as a group of concerned parents from various denominations began to meet informally and consider essential questions about education:
o What is “education?”
o What are the primary purposes of education?
o What would God have education to be about?
o What should be the primary goals and distinctive characteristics of a quality Christian education in educating our own children and in educating the children of our community?
Statesville Christian School was established as an independent, interdenominational Christian school. Our school essentially arose from the prayerful and passionate desire of parents who joined together to present our community with a distinctively and authentic Christian, college preparatory school that offers an excellent academic program within the framework of a Biblical worldview.
The school was initially housed on a rent-free basis at the Western Avenue Baptist Church campus, one of the largest churches in the county. The elementary program is still housed on a rent-free basis at WABC, while the middle and high school are located on 7 acres immediately adjacent to the west of the church. This property was previously home to Northview Church and it was purchased in 2002. The Kester Academic and Athletic facility was built on the site of this property contiguous to existing facilities and completed in 2003. SCS graduates have received high academic achievement awards and honors over the life of the school and college acceptances to excellent Christian schools (including Bryan College, Cedarville, Covenant College, Liberty University, Moody, Wheaton, and many others) as well as many prominent private and public colleges and universities (Auburn, Baylor, Clemson, Davidson, Duke, Furman, Georgia Tech, The Citadel, UNC-Chapel Hill, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, William and Mary, and many others) with numerous and varied scholarships being awarded. Athletics and the fine arts are also important parts of the Statesville Christian experience as students are trained in what it means to compete for the glory of God and what the highest form of artistic expression – as unto our Lord – looks like. In athletics numerous state titles have been won in a variety of the many and varied sports offerings for both boys and girls teams with many athletes having earned scholarships for their efforts in the sports arena. Statesville Christian’s excellent theatrical productions are well-known in the community and beyond with their annual musical being an eagerly awaited highlight of the year.
Statesville Christian’s aim is to offer a full K-12 experience that will fully train a child for college, but more importantly for a life that seeks to honor God in all its facets.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Statesville Christian School is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), AdvancEd, SACS, and the North Carolina Department of Non-Public Instruction.